Taking an Airing
Engraver
Illman & Sons
(American, 19th century)
CultureAmerican
Date1860
MediumEngraving
InscribedRecto, bottom left, pencil: "Januar 1860"
Recto, bottom center, printed: "TAKING AN AIRING."
Credit LineGift of Ms. Anne Rowland
Object number79.210.151
Not on view
DescriptionPage from Les Modes Parisiennes; Peterson's Magazine. Commonly called Godey's Lady's Book. Depicts four women outside, all wearing elegant dress. The woman on the center right wears a blue dress and holds an open parasol. Kneeling on the ground is a young girl in a pink dress. The woman on the far right holds a red flower. 
